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Supella longipalpa
male and female. Photo:CDC Public Health Image Library · domena publiczna · Wikimedia Commons

synanthropic – in buildings only imported to Poland

Supella longipalpa

(Fabricius, 1798) · brown-banded cockroach

Two pale transverse bands across the wings and abdomen. Avoids moisture and is found in rooms more than in kitchens. Rarely recorded in Poland.

Length
10–14 mm
Habitat
warm, dry places in buildings – furniture, electronics, ceilings
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How to recognise it

  • Two pale transverse bands across the tegmina and abdomen.
  • Long maxillary palps; keeps to dry, high places.

Distribution

In Poland only isolated imported cases; cosmopolitan, of African origin.

When to look

all year in buildings and glasshouses

Sources